
Gail O'Grady
Department: Acting
Biography
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor on the NBC drama series American Dreams. She is also well known for her lead roles in a number of television movies. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards three times. She has been married six times and has 3 children.
Known For

Tricks
2004

Celtic Pride
1996

That Old Feeling
1997

Another Woman's Husband
2000

Hostage Negotiator
2001

Nobody's Perfect
1990

While the Children Sleep
2007

Circle
2010

The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021

Two of Hearts
1999

Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000

ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011

Spellcaster
1988

All I Want for Christmas
2007

More Sex & the Single Mom
2005

Sex & the Single Mom
2003

Out of Sync
2000

The House That Jack Built
2009

Heart of the Matter
2022

Two Voices
1997

Shadow on the Mesa
2013

Nothing Lasts Forever
1995

Blackout
1988

Living Out Loud
2009

Every 9 Seconds
1997

Medusa's Child
1997

The Mystery Cruise
2013

Parker Kane
1990

Mothers of the Bride
2015

Sins of the Preacher
2013

An American Carol
2008

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999

Trial by Fire
1995

The Right Girl
2015

After the Fall
2010

Mayday
2005

Love on Ice
2017

She's Having a Baby
1988

Justice Served
2015

Lycan
2017

Walking Across Egypt
1999

The Sure Hand of God
2004

Identity Theft of a Cheerleader
2019

Deviant Love
2019

Lucky 7
2003

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995

The Three Lives of Karen
1997

Manipulated
2019

People Like Us
1990

Love in the Clouds
2025

President Down
2025

I Fell in Love with Santa
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Murder, She Wrote
1984

Cheers
1982

The Tony Danza Show
2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Designing Women
1986

Ally McBeal
1997

Ghost Whisperer
2005

CSI: Miami
2002

Monk
2002

Desperate Housewives
2004

Matlock
1986

China Beach
1988

Las Vegas
2003

CSI: NY
2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

American Dreams
2002

Space: Above and Beyond
1995

Anything But Love
1989

Hidden Palms
2007

Cane
2007

Boston Legal
2004

Hot Properties
2005

Werewolf
1987

True Jackson, VP
2008

Hardball
1989

The Forgotten
2009

Hellcats
2010

Castle
2009

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

Monk
2002

Drop Dead Diva
2009

Revenge
2011

Criminal Minds
2005

Nothing Lasts Forever
1995

Viral Vignettes
2020

Burke's Law
1994

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009

The Crazy Ones
2013

NYPD Blue
1993

Rules of Engagement
2007

Two and a Half Men
2003

The Mentalist
2008

Hawaii Five-0
2010

Duster
2025